A mothers pain. A million dollars. A missing son. Desperateto right old wrongs, a woman hires Russell Quant to locate herson, Matthew, lost to her for twenty years. But can money relieveremorse? Through good old-fashioned detective work,Russell peels away the layers of a carefully concealed life,grown from the seeds of traumatic childhood violence. TrackingMatthews life from the schoolyard drug culture of a pleasantprairie citys underbelly to the stunning vistas, vibranttownships, and sunset safaris of Africa, Russell finds muchmore than he was looking for.Ever adept at making both friends and foes, Russell runsa gauntlet of uncharted danger as worlds collide. Thrust intothe unfamiliar role of bad guy, stymied by seemingly insurmountabledistrust and base fear, Russell cuts a blisteringswath through covert threats and overt bullets. But as hesearches for a Canadian needle in an African haystack, the brutalityescalates. Confronting his own role in the cause and effectof scars and anger, retribution and revenge, Russell Quantfaces a difficult question: What happens when the prodigal sonresists the return?
A mothers pain. A million dollars. A missing son. Desperateto right old wrongs, a woman hires Russell Quant to locate herson, Matthew, lost to her for twenty years. But can money relieveremorse? Through good old-fashioned detective work,Russell peels away the layers of a carefully concealed life,grown from the seeds of traumatic childhood violence. TrackingMatthews life from the schoolyard drug culture of a pleasantprairie citys underbelly to the stunning vistas, vibranttownships, and sunset safaris of Africa, Russell finds muchmore than he was looking for.Ever adept at making both friends and foes, Russell runsa gauntlet of uncharted danger as worlds collide. Thrust intothe unfamiliar role of bad guy, stymied by seemingly insurmountabledistrust and base fear, Russell cuts a blisteringswath through covert threats and overt bullets. But as hesearches for a Canadian needle in an African haystack, the brutalityescalates. Confronting his own role in the cause and effectof scars and anger, retribution and revenge, Russell Quantfaces a difficult question: What happens when the prodigal sonresists the return?